Nokia updates their video upload tool, drops YouTube references

Just over a week ago, Nokia pushed out a new app to their Collection with the title Nokia YouTube Upload for the Nokia Lumia 1020. While it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, it is admirably descriptive of its sole purpose: taking videos off of your Lumia and directly posting them to the popular video site. In a hands on demonstration, we noted that the app would upload the full version of your video over Wi-Fi though cellular connections would require a shorter video or waiting until Wi-Fi was present.

Today, Nokia has pushed out a minor release that as far as we can tell does one thing: remove any references to YouTube (except the account login screen). Much like many third party apps on Windows Phone, using “YouTube” in your app title is considered verboten, as it technically infringes upon Google’s name. Nokia either forgot that when they rushed out the app or they got a warning, because now the app is called ‘Nokia Video Upload’.

Version 1.0.5.5 is now live the Store as we mentioned, we’ve seen no other additions for functionality besides the rebranding. But being Nokia, we’re sure they have a few tricks up their sleeves yet for this app with future updates.

I don't get this trend where apps force you to use Wi-fi. Unlike in the US, we here in the Philippines have access to true unlimited data plans, including LTE, without data caps or bandwidth usage limitations (I admit, LTE isn't expansive yet but at least it's available in some areas, and at least one carrier has that stupid limitation when it comes to LTE). When I'm not at home, at the office or a coffee shop, I turn on my internet sharing all day to use the internet on my laptop. And I still pay the same amount monthly.

Are others able get the uploaded videos to play on Youtube. I'm able to upload a sample video using my L1020 but the youtube gives me an error saying the video is unavailible..... The video didupload something as the title and thumnail of th video exist.....Odd..

They should add the ability to upload video to Facebook, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Instagram, Vine, etc. It is dumb to limit the app upload to only YouTube. We need to break the YouTube dependency especially now that Google refuses to support Windows 8 and Windows Phone.

I didn't forget. I upgraded to a 1020 from my 920 and MISS the 'new' YouTube app!
And for those people bemoaning the fact that the app is only for the 1020, I think the fact of the matter is that it's only for Lumia's running GDR2 and Amber - which all phone will be receiving.

No, it was available to all WP8 devices (idk about 512MB). They pulled it in May or June and said an update would come in a few weeks. But now it's freaking August with still no official YouTube app. Not that it was better than MetroTube, just it annoys how they haven't released it yet. My theory is that when Google and Microsoft were going to work together to make the app, Google did that so Microsoft would pull the app, then Google ditched Microsoft and now there is no YouTube app. Or they maybe got in a fight? :O

Love my Lumia, love Microsoft services, love Bing. I haven't used anything Google related for a long, long time. My online life hasn't changed one way or the other because of it, except I don't feel like I have a creepy company following me around.

Love my Lumia, and hate Microsoft services, hate Bing. I always use Google related Service . My online life hasn't changed one way or the other because of it, except I don't feel like I have a creepy Microsoft company following me around.

I'm guessing you haven't been reading the news lately (Prism, Snowden, NSA and every single tech company's cooperation, including Microsoft, who was reportedly the first to lift their kimono for the government snoops).